• From the first days of the new 2016's big adventure the Dakar 2016 running in Argentina, Bolivia, and back in Argentina again, two weeks of competition, 13 stage, about 9,000 km, desert, mountains, altitude over 4,500 meters, at various stages, the heat and extreme cold. Always with the thought that I could carry enough drinking water. Motorcycles, Quad, cars and trucks, reported a total of almost 450 teams.

And to be met at the starting ramp in Argentina basic requirement is a big budget. To reach the goal it is necessary and good luck.

• Of course, the factory teams and riders are much easier. They train all year, vehicles are constantly trained on the competition have a great supporting team, spare parts, relatively comfortable accommodation between stages, and still are paid for their efforts.
Private owners are forced to make do, because for them it is all a problem. They must, above all, to acquire adequate financial resources.
Motorcyclists from Serbia Gabor Sagmajster start the ninth time in the competition. Last year, forced, fell and suffered a fracture of the hand. This year, plans to drive more slowly, to tactics, to complete the competition and to the longer been under the media spotlight and thus to repay their sponsors, old and new. There are about 60 small and large. The main sponsor for him, AMSS (Automobile Association of Serbia) considers him a realistic finisher somewhere around 10th place among private owners, overall in approximately 40 cities, among the riders.

• Only at the start of each stage competitors will be awarded a travel book, with so-called check point, the points with the help of navigation should find. According to Gabor, like you're in a small boat on the ocean and you need to find 60 small islands that you can not see.
Will drive his old motorcycle KTM 450 Rally Replica, 75 hp, which competed last year. Motorcycle is the year 2011, purchased in 2014, and refurbished in the factory KTM, and in 2015 transferred about 1,500 km competition Dakar 2015, before giving up, and another 2,500 km to contest Abu Dhabi Rally Challenge, a total of about 4,000 km and Gabor considered to be in excellent condition and will be used in the upcoming smoothly.

• KTM has released the latest version of this bike, lighter by 20 kg and has an electronic fuel injection, in contrast to the carburetor on Gabor, which is a big advantage especially at high altitudes. When the throttle know exactly how the motor will react. Power is practically the same, 75 hp. But, for the bike to be separated around 35,000 euros.

In addition to the motorcycle, according to Gabor, the competition in Dakar in 2016 and he will be aged 44 years. However, for this type of competition is not some years. It is worth practicing all year round under the watchful eye of long-time coach Zoran Ivanovića, is in great shape, but as in previous years, there are problems with overweight. I have seven screws in the left shoulder.

• This year we changed the team, Team Kaiser, and toy train for those from Romania, AutoNet Team. Earlier this because it was good, but a little expensive. Now he has to save. I partner in the competition, with which help each other, the new. Miran Stanovnik of Slovenia this year did not have sufficient funds and will not participate. Will be accompanied by a Hungarian Romanian Emanuel Gyenes, whom he also knows well. As a support vehicle was purchased new a Mercedes Sprinter 4x4.

The plan is that the removal of 10th annual Dakar, in 2017, but to switch to four wheels. It is already in talks with a team from Hungary, SandLander Team, car a Toyota Land Cruiser.

He hopes that all the plans are realized.

By the way, a copy of Auto should be with Gabor and his team to go all the way to South America, as photo proof and evidence that he was in this great adventure.